HMS Birdlip (T 218)
British A/S trawler
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| Name | HMS Birdlip (T 218) | ||
| Type: | A/S trawler (Hill) | ||
| Tonnage | 750 tons | ||
| Completed | 1941 - Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
| Homeport | |||
| Date of attack | 14 Jun 1944 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-547 (Heinrich Niemeyer) | ||
| Position | 5° 00'N, 9° 00'W - Grid EU 4989 | ||
| Complement | 53 (37 dead and 16 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Takoradi - Freetown | ||
| Cargo | |||
| History | Completed in December 1941 | ||
| Notes on event | On 14 June 1944, U-547 attacked a small convoy, consisting of the Saint Basile and the three A/S trawlers HMS Birdlip (T 218), HMS Turcoman (FY 130) and HMS Inkpen (T 225) off Greenville, Libera and sank HMS Birdlip (T 218) (T/Lt I.B.E. Humphrey, RNVR) at 01.36 hours with a Gnat and at 02.56 hours the merchant. | ||
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| On board | We have details of 37 people who were on board. | ||
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